Italy. He lives with Roscoe, who treats him sternly, and forces Benjamin to call him "uncle." As the years progress, Benjamin grows from a moody teenager into a child. Eventually, Roscoe has a child of his own who later attends kindergarten with Benjamin. After kindergarten, Benjamin slowly begins to lose memory of his earlier life. His memory fades away to the point where he cannot remember anything except his nurse. Everything fades to darkness shortly after. See also One of the characters of Dan Simmons' Hyperion (1989) novel, Rachel, is also aging backwards. References External links Full text of the story online at The University of Virginia Full text of the story online at Feedbooks.com Complete recording of original unabridged version of the 1922 short story at Archive.org "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Collier's Magazine, May 27, 1922. Illustrations by James Montgomery-Flagg. 1922 short stories Fantasy short stories Baltimore in fiction Short stories adapted into films Short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald Works originally published in Collier's Magic realism it:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button pt:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button